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House Lamp. 'No. 239,016 V Patented March 22,1881.

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House Lamp.

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Witnesses a NJETERS, PNOTD-LITNDGRAPHER VIASMINGTQN. B Cy UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' JOHN BASSEMIR, F BROOKLYN, E. 1)., NEW YORK.

HOUSE-LAM P.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 239,016, dated March 22, 1881.

Application filed January 26, 1881.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, JOHN BASSEMIR, a

house-lamp which shall at once, without the addition of any attachments, be adapted for use as a hand, table, or bracket lamp; and

my invention has the advantage thatthe oil always preserves its equilibrium in an autoing the same used as an ordinary table or upright lamp, in which A is the fount or body of the lamp; B, the base or pedestal; O (J, the

arms, provided with a notch in the ends to play, freely in the openings of the ear; D D, ears carrying the arms; E, a thumb-screw and catch-screw combined, playing onto the screw a and into the screw-socketb, by which the motion of the fount or body is controlled.

Fig. 2 is a side view, showing the same used as a bracketlamp.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the lower portion of the reservoir A and the upper part of the stand B, connected by the thumb and catch screw E.

Fig. 4. is a view of the combined nut or thumb and catch-screw E.

Fig. 5 is a view of a section of one of the (No model.)

arms (1, provided with a notch, 0, near the end, which supports the earD and allows it to play freely.

Fig. 6 is a view of the ear D, the base of which passes through the top of the fount A, and is fastened inside by a pin, (1, and then firmly soldered, thus tightly securing the ears to the fount A.

The advantage of my improved lamp is, it automatically keeps its equilibrium. whether carried in the hand. placed upon level, inclined, or perpendicular surface, and bya slight manipulation of the thumb-screW E in connection with the screw-socketb is made stationary.

The bent arms 0 0 project over the fount into the ears D D, after which the ends D I are closed, so as to prevent the arms 0 G from slipping out, thus supporting the fount and allowin git to play freelyin the openings, which at once distinguishes it from other inventions in house-lamps.

Having fully described my invention, what I desire to claim, and secure'by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, with the lamp A, having screw to, of the stand B, having socket b, and the thumb and catch screw E, all substantially as described and set forth.

2. The combination of the lamp A, provided with the ears D, with the base B, having the arms 0, substantially as described, and for the purposes set forth.

JOHN BASSEMJIB. Witnesses:

A. J. FENWIGK, J. J. LEARY. 

